Description: - 66 series classifi ed as an extreme single
crown FR fork, suitable for large/ safe
drops, jumps & gaps. Don’t case,
overjump or pile drive this product.
Submitted by
Stinkyboy8
a Downhiller
from westport Date Reviewed: June 9, 2008
Favorite Trail:
diablo
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At:
Berkshire Bike & Boa
Strengths:
Very durable hasnt broken yet. Just right for freeriding
Weaknesses:
None that I see yet
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi Drop offs
Bike Setup:
stinky with this fork. Van r rear shock. Can of spray paint. Red michhilen in back
Bottom Line:
Great fork get it worth the price
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Submitted by
jeff watson
a Downhiller
from Sacramento Ca. USA Date Reviewed: April 8, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Butchers Ranch
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$529.00
Purchased At:
Jenson USA
Strengths:
Bullet Proof! Bottomless ! Looks Sick! High speed compresion rules.super stiff crown and stantions. No Maintanance.Just ride it as hard as you can Mud/snow whatever This Fork Kicks ASS! 180 MM of Life saving pleasure. Blows doors on fox 36.
Weaknesses:
None Really. but the only knock I could think of is the compression and rebound caps come loose and fly off like others have said. Check your knob and caps before each ride. A little bit of a weight penalty but it's worth it for the ride.
Similar Products Used:
Marz AM 2 / Fox 36 blew out twice in 6 months.
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Nomad / Roco TST TI spring/ Juicy 7s/ DT swiss 1750/SRAM XO/ Syncros/answer /WTB/Hope/
Bottom Line:
Do not hesitate to buy this fork it blows doors on Fox 36/Totem/Manitou Nixon. I have an 07 66RC2 with over 200 hours of fast riding and no problems/easy set up/.Pick up an 07 on clearance if you can the 08 are made in Taiwan and I have heard there may be some quality control issues. You either get a good one or ?
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Submitted by
Mark Raes
a Weekend Warrior
from Andover, CT, U.S. Date Reviewed: November 26, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Nepaug dirt jumps
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
ebay store
Strengths:
Solid, absolutely more adjustable than a motocross fork. Marzocchi maintains forks that can be adjusted with air/oil volume instead of a fixed damper that only the supplier can tweak. Big Bonus.
Weaknesses:
on the heavy side, see strengths. I'm torn about leaving a weakness, because it's really not. The bottom out adjustment I'm sure could be handled by oil/air volume, but not by weenies. So RC would be enough.
The adjustability of this fork made it possible to dial in the subtle little bump absorbing spring action that I wanted, and also the progressive big drop absorbing action to keep my arms from buckling on hard hits. It saved my a$$ at least once. I haven't dropped even close to something that felt big by this fork standard, but I will. It moved up the bar for what is big...big time. 7 feet is nothing, 12 to 15 might get it's attention. The drops I've done were butter smooth landings. I knew I was getting into more weight over the TALAS, but it has paid off in spades. The TALAS R did not adjust out the big drops that made my arms buckle. Air just doesn't provide smooth active ripple absorption, and hard hit progressive action. That said, I have not had the more adjustable air forks, but hope to try them some day. This fork will do everything. I had it on a light weight Giant REign, and raced it around just fine, but could still do drops. (I don't recommend the fork for XC, I just bought a Z1 for that). Springs are king.
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Submitted by
best
a Weekend Warrior
from edmonton canada Date Reviewed: October 18, 2007
Favorite Trail:
tnt
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At:
local bike store
Strengths:
very strong fork. they dont flex. adjustments work so good. sick look (white) not as tall as the older models. will take anything u can dream of.just check nwd7 robby b jump lol
Weaknesses:
not easy axle. dosnt feel as plush in low speed as other forx i tryed (but maybe its the oil and springs rate)
Similar Products Used:
sherman breakout plus 66rc 66 vf 66 vf2(much better then the vf)dorado 888rc 888vf totem(feel like butter)
Bike Setup:
white rmx white 66 double wide rear rim front mtx both on saint full diabolus xt 4 pot breaks e13 srs giude
Bottom Line:
buy it if u want the strongest fork+ maintnence free for freeride. becuse i still think that triple crown will work better for dh
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Submitted by
Curt
a Downhiller
from Tampa FL USA Date Reviewed: October 12, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Hole in the ground
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
jensen
Strengths:
Mine is a late year 06 with 180mm travel. I rode this baby at Northstar on their closing weekend in the snow and cakey mud and it performed flawlessly, cleaned off wipers and they looked as good as new. I forgot I was riding a single crown. stiff no flex like the old shivers, scratched against a rock and the scratch didn't make it past the primer
Weaknesses:
Lost big red compression cap first ride out ... no worries found 2 at Whistler, some knocking sound in the rebound at fast speeds didn't affect performance
This fork is something else for handling a harsh weekend @ northstar. I had some problems figuring out how to set up fork because it was so stiff at first (not much air pressure needed) which ends up being an advantage to heavier guys like myself..more room for stiffing with out having to buy a heavier spring. I haven't hucked this fork any higher than 6 ft. but I did my 07 66 sl and it took 10ft like a champ. This fork is burley as hell!!!
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Submitted by
jeff b
a Downhiller
from canada Date Reviewed: June 10, 2007
Favorite Trail:
the orchard
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
plush low and almost as stiff as a triple clamp
Weaknesses:
snaped off the compression knob and marzocchi is making me pay 180 bucks to get a new cartridge
Similar Products Used:
sherman breakout
Bike Setup:
trek session 77 dhx 5.0 66 rc2x
Bottom Line:
sick fork exept for the low speed comp knob falling off but it still feels like gold when doing any sort of freeride
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Submitted by
Alex Strauss
a Downhiller
from Boulder, CO, USA Date Reviewed: June 10, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Dominion, Diablo Freeride Park
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At:
pricepoint.com
Strengths:
Beefy, Plush, simple to use, sexy looking, etc
Weaknesses:
stoopid stickers
Similar Products Used:
Travis Single Fox 36 VAN Rock Shox Totem
Bike Setup:
Giant Faith, e13 srs, Fully dialobus, hayes HFX 9s
Bottom Line:
This is a sic fork for Freeriding!! Beefy, simple to use, and reliable, with all the forks I see in the forums breaking its nice to have one that I can rely on.
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Submitted by
Scotty Boy
a Weekend Warrior
from England Date Reviewed: April 30, 2007
Favorite Trail:
black run @ Holden Hill
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At:
internet
Strengths:
everything,spongy, light and loads of adjustments
Weaknesses:
none!!!!!
Similar Products Used:
z1 sport
Bike Setup:
hard tail, weird i no, but rides like a dream.
Bottom Line:
great fork NOOOOOOO
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Submitted by
Scotty Boy
a Weekend Warrior
from England Date Reviewed: April 30, 2007
Favorite Trail:
black run @ Holden Hill
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At:
internet
Strengths:
everything,spongy, light and loads of adjustments
Weaknesses:
none!!!!!
Similar Products Used:
z1 sport
Bike Setup:
hard tail, weird i no, but rides like a dream.
Bottom Line:
great fork
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Submitted by
kenn
a Downhiller
from port hope, ontario Date Reviewed: April 9, 2007
Favorite Trail:
my own and grab bag@blue mtn.
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$492.00
Purchased At:
jensonUSA
Strengths:
color, stickers, weight, hight, travle, adjustment, everything on this fork is dialed.
Weaknesses:
something wrong with mine*, but its not noticable when sitting on the bike so i dont care. the rebound nob on mine takes 2 fingers to turn and not much grip, i am going to grind it up with a file or something for more grip when i have some time. the air valve caps are either insanely loose or insanely tight. going to put some loctite aswell. these do not compromise the ride.
Similar Products Used:
marzocchi z1, 66rc, 888vf2, 66vf, pike454 dual air.
* the thing i said that is wrong with mine is weird and i've been told its the bushings. when im not siting on the bike and the wheel is on the ground, and i pull up on one grip and push on the other back and forth i can feel a little jolt. it feels like there is 1mm of play deep inside the fork. cant tell when your on the bike at all, i found this out when i was putting the fork on the bike otherwise i wouldn't have ever noticed. i have taken out the spring on the rebound side because im 140lbs and wanted this fork for soaking up everything small, because im tall enough to be able to soak up the big stuff with my body. the fact this fork was so cheap on the internet is a major bonus. i have used the vf2 and it was just fine but then i saw this for the same price and had to get it. i set the fork up to match my shock, a 4way air, and use the slow speed compression if theres lots of pedalling involved, it works well to eliminate bobbing. the X is for big hits and doing huge drops with the X closed i come 1 inch from bottoming all the times. this fork has a wide range of adjustments.
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Submitted by
nick bedell
a Downhiller
from jackson wy Date Reviewed: April 9, 2007
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
adjustability, stiffness, long travel with single crown
Weaknesses:
too stiff, end of travel compression too much at times
Similar Products Used:
manitou, fox
Bike Setup:
haro x3, 66, 5th element 5way, hayes 9's
Bottom Line:
great fork, can adjust many ways. sometimes the bottem out(end of travel) compression doesnt allow for full travel at all times. sweet fork though, long travel in single crown allows for tricks and better steering. the adjustments for low speed compresion work great, you can really feel the difference in the ride. as well as with the adjustments made to the bottem out knobber. takes up the little and big bumps. also can take the massive hits without bottoming, if set up for it. sweet fork...
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Submitted by
Saber Haghvirdy
a Downhiller
from Iran - Tehran Date Reviewed: March 16, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Shafq 3
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Progressive travel ' plushness ' adjustments are working usefull and plenty of them .3 Cm shorter comparing to the 05 models ( a Cm on the lowers and two on the crown ) made my bike handable so much.Can hammer it up roads and smash it on every thing on the course.175 mm of real travel.
Weaknesses:
The air preload valve caps get loose.And nothing more
Similar Products Used:
DOT
Bike Setup:
Stinky 06 with solid rockers and Avid BB7
Bottom Line:
Get it .Buy it . Purtuace it .Anything you want to do have it.Its maintenance free and you wont have haedaches with it .you will have fun with it.And cool typy of fun.It puts scare out of you scare of drops or speeding up on technicals. But be carefull .Dont leave it upside down for long time and while like that dont try to play whith the adjustments.Also be crefull not to scartch the stanchions its an open bath. Youl go big with it.
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Submitted by
Ryan Wolstenholme
a Weekend Warrior
from PA Date Reviewed: January 21, 2007
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
mtbr classifieds
Strengths:
very adjustable, very plush, 170mm is plenty of travel, stiff, not too much brake dive, looks great, takes 7 footers to flat with ease, love the single crown.
great fork for freeriding just make sure you keep that compression adjuster in check.
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Submitted by
Dave
a Downhiller
from Tulsa Date Reviewed: December 11, 2006
Favorite Trail:
PEPSI
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Strengths:
Huge stancions. LIke the 06 better than the 07 cuz its ride height is higher. Buttery smooth and strong as HECK! Love everything about it...looks are sick, performance is awesome, and zocchi is right there behind you given it the old one two...haha.
Weaknesses:
ABSOLUTELY NONEEEE!!!! GET ONE NOW!!
Similar Products Used:
Fox talas, 888
Bike Setup:
Joker 1.5, 66rc2x, mrp, outlaws, thomson post, FSA pig pro, howitzer bb and crank arms, avid bb7, everything that won't break.
Bottom Line:
With an awesome frame and a fork like this one, YOU CANNOT GO WRONG!! Break in period kinda sucks, but that comes with freakin awesome seals. Thank you marzocchi for making a single crown MONSTER!!!!
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Submitted by
m t
a Weekend Warrior
from SR, CA USA Date Reviewed: November 3, 2006
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
e-bay
Strengths:
It is huge, and has endless config. setup
Weaknesses:
None!
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi MX PRO, Marzocchi JRT
Bike Setup:
Ellsworth, XT, Hayes, Raceface, Thomson, WTB
Bottom Line:
These things rock it is a must have for DH, FR. look at all of the reviews you will not find a bad one!
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Submitted by
dirtdigler
a Cross Country Rider
from Nth Beaches Sydney Date Reviewed: October 8, 2006
Favorite Trail:
red hill /otway mountains Vico/ south from her bellybutton
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
480.00 ebay store
Strengths:
Plush smooth loooong travel for single crown construction thick lots of adjustment compression and dampening air adjust looks fat
Weaknesses:
nil zip zilch nada f*ck all
Similar Products Used:
manitou splice comp (awful rebound) like riding a pogo stick wants to buck you off and bounce back in the opp. direction(2 reviews in one)
Bike Setup:
mongoose teocali comp fox rear spring short stem carbon bars maxxis minion ts.cannondale platform pedels lexan bash gaurd dice wiplash hydro with aligator 8" rotors
Bottom Line:
The Teocali is a great all round bike after watching mates with big dwn hill bikes strugle on singer tracks and labour up hill i decided to stick with it and save $$ by upgrading components rather than being seduced into anexpensive heavy bike . The 66RC2X have turned a good bike into a friken awesome bike tracks I have used before I am now doing 25=30 % higher speed and making drops I was strugling with with the Manitou's I cannot give them enough praise dont hesitate if you are thinking of buying them bought them from "bikeangel" ebay store they arrived in a week from the USA to Australia and saved me 50% on retail here , great dealer helpful emails polite and sells great products.- If the '06- RC2X is this good with 170mm travel the '07 -180mm must be crazy good, why put triple clamps on and reduce manuverability and increase weight when you can get as good if not better with a single crown
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Submitted by
brian
a
from newmilford,ct,usa Date Reviewed: September 22, 2006
Favorite Trail:
diablo freeride park
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$600.00
Strengths:
best single crown out there for the price it cen handle 15 ft drops no problem havent bottomed it yet and the adjustability on the fork is amazing 30 sec to change everything for diffrent riding styles
Weaknesses:
when i first got it we put it on the bike and i push down on it and there was a decent oil leak on the left side on the dust seals from the factory so i called up marzocchi and they had me send it out and they r fixing it for free...
Bike Setup:
2006 kona coiler, marzocchi 66 rc2x , 8 inch rodars , fox dhx 5.0
Bottom Line:
this fork has got to be the best single crown fork out there especially for the price the adjustability on it is incredible and if u r looking for a fork tht cen take anything u throw at it and still soak up all the rocks and roots etc... this is the fork to get once u get it all dialed in its perfect...
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Submitted by
Mitchell Kenzie Klus
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada Date Reviewed: July 29, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$900.00
Purchased At:
pink bike
Strengths:
This is a very solid fork. The adjustments work like magic, and there are so many settings at wich you can adjust this fork. The 35mm stanctions make for a super strong fork.
Weaknesses:
Havn't found any yet.
Similar Products Used:
manitiou stance flow, fox 36, manitou travis single.
Bottom line this is the nicest fork I have ever ridden, It takes 10 to 15 foot drops like nothing. I highly recommend this fork to anyone whos is looking for and amazing extreme freeride fork.
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Submitted by
Dan Buckley
a Downhiller
from Trumbull, CT,US Date Reviewed: June 22, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Indian Ledge
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$680.00
Purchased At:
AdrenalinBikes
Strengths:
Bomb-Proof
Weaknesses:
Keep it Black,not white
Similar Products Used:
888rc
Bike Setup:
2005 Cannondale Gemini 900, DHX 5.0, 66rc2x-170mm, Diablous Stem Truvative BoxGuide, Highroller 2.7 in front 2.5 in back, Hope Gothic 8in Rotors, EightTrack DH rims
Bottom Line:
I had a Breakout Plus and it didn't even come close. Amazing fork for anyone, definately the sweetest fork out there, the 30mm lower height makes those climbs a little easier and the dh and fr even more sweet.My reconmendation get two one to put on ur bike and the other on ur wall, yeah their that sick.
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Submitted by
Jordan Greenwald
a Downhiller
from illinois Date Reviewed: June 18, 2006
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$800.00
Strengths:
Great fork. Great adjustability. Can do almost anything you want it to do.
If you are wondering about buying this fork I would tell you to buy it. Marzocchi makes great forks I am looking to buy there 888rc2x this winter for a full suspension bike. If You are thinking about getting the 66vf2 or the 66rc2x all that is better really on the rc2x is on the spot adjustability which I personally prefer a lot better. If you love going of ramps or jumping of stairs this fork will do it all.
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Submitted by
JayRock
a Downhiller
from Ontario Date Reviewed: June 5, 2006
Favorite Trail:
I ride everything
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At:
bike room
Strengths:
stiff as the old jr Ts, very ajustable, will take serious punisment, stiff, light, you can ajust them for any kind of riding in about 30 seconds, butery smooth, GOOD QUALITY
Weaknesses:
stupid warning stickers are hard to take off, COMPRESSION AJUSTER IS JUST GENERAL COMMPRESION, NOT LOW SPEED, AND THE RX2 AJUSTER IS JUST FOR THE BOTTEMOUT
as stiff as most older triple clamp forks exept the monster dirt jumps well, trial rides well, climes good compared to the monster, hucks well but not as plush as the monster. I like these forks they are good for anything exept hard core downhill have done 15 foot drops and they havent bottemed out and where good with it. iF IT'S like the other marzocchi's iv had in the past, with proper mantinance you could flog the crap out of these forks for a long time. I'm Realy happy with this fork and you will be to!!!
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Submitted by
paul
a
from england Date Reviewed: March 28, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Strong as hell single crown forks with much adjustibility. They're 30mm shorter than the 05 models, meaning that they fitted my frame better and didn't over-slacken my head-angle.
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
manitou stance
Bike Setup:
trek session 7
Bottom Line:
These fork's instantly made my bike much more ridable. I've put more air in the legs than is suggested for a rider of my weight, and as a result they are super stiff and good for dirt jumping and general thrashing, but also able soak up the rougher hits if need be. The travel is nice and progresive, unlike my manitou's with would dive during braking, jumping, landing, etc (which caused one particularly nasty head first over the handle-bars crash on a local dual slalom run). These new 66's cost twice as much as my old manitou's, but believe me, the 66's are more than twice as effective. Bottom line is: A bit heavy for x.c, but great for d.h, f.r, d.j. and so on. If you want the real deal, and need some serious metal up front - buy these. You'll get what you pay for.
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Submitted by
cory W
a Downhiller
from Phoenix, AZ, US Date Reviewed: March 25, 2006
Favorite Trail:
National
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Cactus Bike
Strengths:
Low ride hieght from last yeat. Butter smooth even without new oil yet Good in white adjustments really work air preload does wonders burly and stiff as anything out there
Weaknesses:
My X knob fell off the first ride even though i checked it. but zocchi has one on its way
Similar Products Used:
36, sherman, vanilla, fox 40, 888
Bike Setup:
06 Transtition Dirtbag, DHX 5.0, 66 RC2X
Bottom Line:
The best fork out there for any freerider or even downhiller. more nimble with the sc and just looks awesome. I wouldnt trade it for any fork out there You NEED this fork.
Will update when fork is fully broken in and has new oil
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Submitted by
Dorse
a Weekend Warrior
from Abbotsford Date Reviewed: January 5, 2006
Favorite Trail:
A-line / Whistler
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$725.00
Purchased At:
Universal Cycle
Strengths:
low ride height for this kind of fork, buttery smooth,very adjustable, I was able to pedal up Ledgeview (a fairly steep hill)with out eta
Weaknesses:
compression knob fell off, In my garage thank god. old integrated fender will not work, you will need to purchase a new type, marrozochi said they would get back on this.
I was able to pedal up Ledgeview with out eta. I was worried about this as I climb all the local hills I decend. with the "X" compression adjustment, I am able to keep the shock extra soft and still have that bottom out prevention for those missed trannies. As I have only been out 6 times I will update in 6 months. Make sure you check all those adjustment knobs for security. This is a good fork for freeriders and dirt jumpers.I love the low ride height know I can ride up and bomb down like never before.
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Submitted by
Dorse
a Weekend Warrior
from Abbotsford Date Reviewed: January 5, 2006
Favorite Trail:
A-line / Whistler
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$725.00
Purchased At:
Universal Cycle
Strengths:
low ride height for this kind of fork, buttery smooth,very adjustable, I was able to pedal up Ledgeview (a fairly steep hill)with out eta
Weaknesses:
compression knob fell off, In my garage thank god. old integrated fender will not work, you will need to purchase a new type, marrozochi said they would get back on this.
I was able to pedal up Ledgeview with out eta. I was worried about this as I climb all the local hills I decend. with the "X" compression adjustment, I am able to keep the shock extra soft and still have that bottom out prevention for those missed trannies. As I have only been out 6 times I will update in 6 months. Make sure you check all those adjustment knobs for security. This is a good fork for freeriders and dirt jumpers.I love the low ride height know I can ride up and bomb down like never befo
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